Nats pitcher buys 1957 microphone for Vin Scully to sign

Nationals reliever Drew Storen was so excited for the opportunity to meet legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully, he bought a 1957 radio microphone on eBay for Scully to autograph. The Washington Post has the story:

Nationals broadcaster F.P. Santangelo arranged for Storen to meet Scully and accompanied him to the booth. Storen came prepared. He had always wanted Scully’s autograph. Before the Nationals came to Los Angeles, Storen scoured eBay for a 1957 model microphone, just like the one he saw Scully using in an old picture….

“I was just trying not to talk, because I wanted to listen to him tell stories,” Storen said. “He just blows me away every night. I told him he teaches me stuff about guys on the team that I don’t even know. He just tells stories. He’s like the emcee of the game. When he says your name, it means you’ve made it.”

Well that’s just awesome. And Storen’s first career save came in Los Angeles back in 2010, so Scully was there for the call.

Storen’s father, Mark Patrick, is a longtime sports-radio personality based out of Indianapolis, so it makes sense that he’d appreciate a broadcaster of Scully’s caliber.

Drew Storen searched eBay for a microphone worthy of the legendary broadcaster’s autograph.

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